Name: Johnson Stockyard livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough data to call an accurtate market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −78.41 against this barn's trailing median of $418.41.

Average price

$340.00

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−44.78

vs MS average

−105.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	340.00	1,853	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $469.72, low $359.72, median $418.41 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

340.00

—

MS average14 barns · 410 hd

384.78

−44.78

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−105.85

This barn, trailing median7 sales

418.41

−78.41

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	158.88	2,000	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	133.03	1,375	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 lots · USDA AMS · Johnson Stockyard - Kosciusko, Mississippi

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	158.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,000	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	144.54/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	121.51/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	337.69/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	459.97/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	371.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	453.88/cwt	375.00–510.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	382.69/cwt	325.00–430.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	363.63/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	454.23/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	490.24/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	392.91/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,603	2

How this sale compares

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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